Ready to Get Involved
Learn to lead by your values before stepping into your political career.
If you’re thinking about your future and preparing for it now, we’re here to champion you. Use our free resources to help you move towards getting ready to stand, one step at a time.
Our Peer Support Circles are the perfect way to connect with other women as you explore your pathway into politics together.
A 7-session week course, with peers from across the political spectrum who create a safe space to support one another and to encourage your ambitions. We invite women who are considering standing for elected office to apply for this free programme.
“This was a proper lighting bulb ‘well now it’s obvious’ moment for me. I’m speaking up in meetings and in public now, far more frequently and without that swirling stomach feeling that was rooted in insecurity, doubt and fear.”
Meg, Circle Cohort 11
Get Involved with a Political Party
Ready to get started on your political journey but not sure where to start? Choosing to join a political party, or making the choice to stand as an Independent candidate, is one of the first major steps in moving forward on your political journey. Look through our handbooks to see which party is right for you and understand the support and resources each party has, plus the selection process for when you are ready to stand.
We are still creating more political party handbooks, so if you don’t see your party, check back later this year as we continue to develop more handbooks.
We want to help you find your people, answer your questions, and equip you with the resources to learn more about what roles to stand for and how to do so.
Register to join our programme Involve Her, designed specifically for women who are Ready to Get Involved, which includes My Political Future, a self-led learning resource that will take you on a three part journey as you map out the next steps in your political journey.
My Political Future is for women who have made the decision to get politically active and want to understand what steps to take to make that a reality. It will you reflect on your passions and map out your journey to elected office, learning from the experiences of others and Elect Her’s resources.
Learn from other women as you consider your political future, and build a supportive network in the process.
My Political Future is for women who have made the decision to get politically active and want to understand what steps to take to make that a reality. It will you reflect on your passions and map out your journey to elected office, learning from the experiences of others and Elect Her’s resources.
Discover what each political role is like from the women who know it best, so you can work out what role is right for you. Listen back to our Her Life in Politics webinars to explore each political role in detail, hear how other women entered politics and gain advice for how to get there.
How to Get Involved in Election Toolkit
Elections are just around the corner, and they’re a great way to explore becoming politically active. Understand the different ways you can get involved in democracy through upcoming elections with our free self-led resource.
“ The Elect Her programmes provided support, information and education and most importantly, an accessible friendly face! A warm space where I felt I belonged.”
All of our programmes and events are fully inclusive. We have also created protected spaces for women with a shared lived experience to be able to come together.
We hold specific community spaces for d/Deaf and disabled women and Women of Colour, regardless of the stage of their political journey.
“ Having a resource like this really helped to streamline my thoughts about where my passion and values could fit into the picture.”
I’m ready to get involved, where do I start?
If you’re excited about the potential of political activism, My Political Future is the perfect opportunity to define what motivates you and what change you want to make in politics so you can begin to understand what role is best for you and how to get there.